1998 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

THIS VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP ABOUT 8 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, WITH 5 TIMES BEING DOCUMENTED. PROBLEMS STARTED ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER I TOOK DELIVERY OF IT. NEARLY ALL THE LIGHT SWITCHES WERE CHANGED ALONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC EYE FOR THE LIGHTS.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON ICY ROADS AT 30-35MPH AND AN 18 WHEELER DRIFTED INTO CONSUMERS LANE. CONSUMER SPUN AROUND, HIT A CONCRETE WALL HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG HAD ON/OFF SWITCH. *AK

THE ABS SENSOR WIRES ARE IMPROPERLY ROUTED FOR THE FRONT WHEELS, CAUSING THE WHEEL RIMS TO RUB THROUGH THE WIRES DURING SHARP TURNS.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL STIFFENS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. SOMETIMES THE BRAKES LOCK UP, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO KEEP GOING AFTER APPLICATION OF BRAKES. CALIPERS AND ROTORS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. *AK *ML

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ACCELERATOR WILL STICK AND THE SPEED GRADUALLY GOES UP. TO MAKE CAR STOP, CONSUMER HAS TO PUT FOOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND PULL BACK UP. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

FRONT TIE RODS AND STABILIZER BAR AND EVERTHING IN BETWEEN BROKE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WENT INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE,CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO WALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 45 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH, CONSUMER HIT BRAKES SUDDENLY AND PASSENGER'S SEAT SLID FOWARD, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO HIT HEAD ON DASH. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A UNSAFE CONDITION. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE TRACK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT, BUT NOW CONSUMER HAS TO SLAM SEAT WITH ALOT OF FORCE IN ORDER FOR IT TO LOCK INTO PLACE. *AK

BATTERY POST RUPTURED AND DAMAGED THE WIRES CAUSING RUST TO OCCUR ON ALL AREA AFFECTED BATTERY CABLE AND STARTER. YH